⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →

Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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Modern Upgrade 1

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Quantity to craftScales ingredients, labor, time, output & total raw by the number of crafts.

3×Steel Bar

10×Rivet

1×Basic Research

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1×Modern Upgrade 1

Produces

Item	Qty
Modern Upgrade 1	1

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Steel Bar	3	item
Rivet	10	item
Basic Research	1	category

Crafting

Station	Laboratory
Required skill	Self Improvement (level 1)
Labor	600 calories
Craft time	2 min
Experience	1 XP
Throughput	≈ 30 Modern Upgrade 1 / hour (base)

Total raw materials

Steps22Total labor3317.71 calTotal time37.57 min

63.33× Limestone
44.33× Wood (any)
23.75× Iron Ore
23.75× Quicklime
10.29× Clay
6.33× Steel Bar
2.38× Silica (any)
1× Basic Research (any)

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.